294 THE HISTORY OF NEWMARKET. [Book XII. 



— The Corps Diplomatique at Euston Hall — Arrival of Mdlle. 

 Querouaille (Duchess of Portsmouth) — Amours — Fast life — Court 

 gaieties — Scenes on the heath — Racing, hunting, hawking, theatricals, 

 cocking, etc. — The Duke of Buckingham and the Countess of 

 Shrewsbury — Affairs of state under ditificulties — Passing events — 

 The French ambassador's despatches to Louis XIV. — The journey 

 up — The King's visit to Henry Cromwell — Partakes of his hospitality 

 — Mock ceremonies — Royal progress in the Eastern counties — 

 Incidental expenses attending the royal visit — 1672. The October 

 meeting— Attended by the King in semi-state — Hunting at Euston 

 Hall — The races — Pedestrianism — The post — The King as a jockey — 

 Current events — 1673. Topographical description of Newmarket 

 at this period — The town — The ditch — The market — The inns — The 

 turfites — The whitework— And the women — The spring meeting- 

 Brief visit of the King — Cost of the trip — 1674. The spring meeting 

 — Attended by the King, the Duke of York, etc., etc. — Heavy 

 expenses at the palace during the royal sojourn — The October 

 meeting — The King and court again present — Paucity of information 

 concerning the races — Royal ukase to the clergy — Ordered to curtail 

 their hair and perukes — And to deliver sermons extemporary — • 

 Fid. Def. — Anecdote of the King and Bishop Stillingfleet — Order 

 by the Postmaster-General — Post-horses between London and New- 

 market — Illness of Henry Cromwell — The King prescribes for him — 

 And he dies — Stable regulations — The number, classification, and 

 cost of fodder annually at the royal stud — Sundry allowances to the 

 officials attending the court — 1675. The spring meeting— Attended 

 by the King, the Duke of York, the ministers of state, the court 

 officials, and a large concourse of nobility and gentry — Affairs of 

 state under difficulties — Salubrity of the heath — The races — Sir 

 Robert Carr's victories — Great match between the Scotch horse and 

 Diamond — Difficulties in clearing the course — Accidents during the 

 races — The Scotch horse and the jockey upset — Great loss of bets 

 in consequence — Inclement weather — Death of Mr. Wicklife, the 

 jockey— Heavy betting — Great match between Lord Montague's 

 Lusty and Mr. Frampton's Nutmeg for ^900 — Frampton compared 

 to Turenne— The race — Lusty wins, and "we are all undone" — 

 Comments on Frampton by his contemporaries — Life at Newmarket 

 —Hunting, hawking, cocking, theatricals, cards, etc. — The Merry 

 Monarch again as a jockey — Rides three heats and a course — Wins 

 the plate and the heats— Account of the King's prowess as a jockey 

 — Match between Blue Cap and Thumper for 1000 guineas — 

 Expenses of the King during the spring meeting — The October 

 meeting — Clashes with the meeting of parliament — And " those 

 innocent sports " of Newmarket are neglected by the King and court 

 — Works and buildings at the palace — Cost and description of the 

 materials — The workmen employed and their wages—" The running 

 horses' stables" — The ice well— Sir Christopher Wren and the officers 

 of works. 



